The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA
Near Adairsville woman named Roe, in
an adjoining county, lost her husband
Thursday and was married the following
Tuesday
In respon'e to a petition from the mer-
chants, the City Council of Augusta passed
an ordinance Wednesday night making the
city bridge between Augusta and Hamburg
free after Jan. l.
At Rome the new hotel, to be known as
the Armstrong, is building up rapidly. The
walls as high as the first story are about
completed. When finished it will be one
of the most elegant hostehies in the South
in its appointments. 1t will contain 100
rooms
At Brunswick Wednesday the Coroners
jury declared John S. Burns (colored), who
killed James NJ Carter (colored) by shoot
ing him Tuesday, guilty of murder. The
funeral Of Carter took place Tuesday after
noon from the First African Baptist church
The building was packed to OVERLOOKING
In the procession following the hearse were
forty-two vehicles filed with colored people
and seven with whites.
Master George Dillon, of Thomson, the
young son of Capt w. c. Dillon, narrowly
escaped dangerous wound on Friday af-
ternoon last. He was in the garden of the
Knox Hotel shooting at sparrows with
parlor rife, and while leaning on the gun,
by some means it was discharged. The ball
entered his left arm below the armpit and
ranged down toward the elbow, but the
wound is not considered dangerous.
A recent occurrence at Brooks railroad
camp has created some excitement at Zebu-
Ion. The facts as learned, are as follows:
One Win Baker colored) stole a pair of
boots from a fellow colored laborer. On
Thursday morning. four of his colored CO
laborers gave him the choice OF n whipping
or going TO jail He chose the former.
whereupon they gave him a severe fog
ging. That night he died. The Sheriff and
Coroner were summoned on Friday. and at
the inquest the latter determined that Baker
died from fever.
Americas Republican,: Monday of last
week young white man named Tom Ellis,
living near Dranesville, came to the city
bringing a bale of cotton and two barrels of
syrup. He sold them and left for home,
but he got there missing. 1t is not known
whether he has gone 'snipe hunting or
whether he was put out of the way for the
small sum of money he carried, as he was
returning home or not We hear though,
that he has ''gone glimmering like a school
boys dream, while some who hold his 81.
o. o." are patiently awaiting his return.
At Atlanta interest in the celebrated
Dixon will case was slightly revived in the
Supreme Court, Wednesday, in the argu-
ment of a case relating to the taxation of
certain real estate in Washington county.
Dixon owned a body of land containing
about Is, 600 acres, all of which, except 5000
acres, was in Hancock county The 5000
acres were across the line in Washington
county, which claimed the right to tax it.
This was resisted by Hancock, and it is a
contest between the two counties The
court below decided in favor of Hancock
county,
Mrs. Drew W. Taylor, the aged mother of
DR. S. w. and Messrs. II. S. and J. r. Tay
lor, of HawNinsville, came near being the
victim of fatal accident few nights ago.
Mrs. Taylor has been confined to her bed
several months from the effects of para
lytic stroke and while attempting to use a
kerosene lamp, near midnight, her clothing
became ignited, and but for the prompt as
Sistance of her granddaughter Miss Stella
Taylor, who was occupying an adjoining
room, fatal and probably destructive con-
hagration might have ensued. Miss Stellas
hands were badly burned, while her grand
mother escaped injury.
ALBANY NetcS and Advertiser: Hay is be-
ing hauled into the city from every quarter
of the surrounding country, and finds easy
sale. There is but little of it, however that
is properly cut and cured. The grass should
be cut in a green state and cured If left to
tLo bIbultl DSlOit DtillS CUT IL ioStS
much of Its nutritious quality, and is really
worth but little. Many of our farmers last
season engaged in the cutting and curing of
hay in the most approved manner, and
have saved quantities of the best hay ever
seen in this section. Many others will make
provision for curing it properly next season,
and in a short time the hay crop of this sec
ton will be- worth more than the fodder
crop.
Abbeville Times: Rev Alexander Baker
tcolored), steward of the Alice Clark, is rs
years old, is a native of North Carolina.
His father and mother are living the former
is 96, the latter 90 years old. His father has
held the position of ianltor of the Whining
ton and Cape Fear bank for sixty-six years,
and is worth $4,000. He is the father of
twenty -one children, all living except one
Three ministers in his family-one Metho-
dist, one Baptist and one Presbyterian. All
the children were born in August except
two. He and his wife were born in August
also Alec says he has Travelled over 45, 900
miles, taking in England, Germany, France
and Scotland, and two years in Africa as a
missionary.
At Augusta, at a special meeting of Coun-
ell, called for the purpose Wednesday night,
the question was discussed whether or not
the present electric light wires used are or
are not dangerous to person and property.
Two electric experts of the Western Union
Telegraph Company were employed to
make a test, and they decided that the wires
were dangerous on account of not being
properly insulated The electric light COM
panys Representatives argued they were not
dangerous, and stated that the same wires
were used all over the United States, and
the Augusta municipal authorities were the
first to find fault. After nearly three hours
of discussion the matter was referred to a
committee of five Councilmen to investi-
gate and report back.
The late Legislature passed an act of
questionable legality and constitutionality
which does not seem TO have attracted any
public attention or comment The act pro-
poses a modification of the laws against
lotteries, so as to authorize and empower
William w. Boyd and a number of excel
lent gentlemen, whose names are cited in
the act, to organize lottery scheme for the
purpose of raising funds with which to
build and maintain home for
INDECENT widows and orphans of Confeder-
ate soldiers, to be called 1.-The Masonic
Home" The object will be conceded to be
very worthy one, but the constitution of
1877 expressly prohibits lotteries of all kinds
The Mr. Boyd mentioned in the act, was
one of the leading spirits in the old Georgia
Lottery"
At Dawson a negro boy named Afford,
who was arrested last week and put in Jail
for breaking into the residence of Dallas